Resume - Carl C. Wamser

last updated October **, 2012

Current position:

Emeritus Professor of Chemistry

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon 97207-0751

Phone: 503-***-****

E-mail: abqsct@r.postjobfree.com

Internet: http://web.pdx.edu/~wamsercEducation:

Sc.B. in Chemistry, Brown University, 1966

Summa cum laude and with highest honors

Joseph F. Bunnett, Research Advisor

Ph.D. in Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, 1970

National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship

George S. Hammond, Thesis Advisor

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harvard University, 10/69 - 8/70

NRC/AFOSR Postdoctoral Fellowship

Paul D. Bartlett, Research Advisor

Academic Positions:

California State University, Fullerton

Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 9/70 - 8/73

Associate Professor of Chemistry, 9/73 - 8/77

Professor of Chemistry, 9/77 - 12/83

Portland State University

Associate Professor of Chemistry, 12/83 - 9/86

Professor of Chemistry, 9/86 - 6/12

Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, 7/12 - present

Adjunct Positions:

University of Southern California, 9/75 - 8/76

Visiting Associate Professor of Chemistry

University of California, Berkeley, 8/80 - 12/80

Research Fellow (sabbatical with Melvin Calvin)

University of Hawaii, 8/81 - 12/81

Visiting Professor of Chemistry

Reed College, 8/89 - 5/90

Visiting Professor of Chemistry

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland,

9/92 - 12/92 and 3/11 - 5/11

Professeur Invité (sabbatical with Michael Grätzel)

California Institute of Technology, 1/03 - 2/03

Visiting Associate (sabbatical with Harry Gray, Nate Lewis)

Awards:

from California State University, Fullerton:

Outstanding Professor Award, 1983

Alumni Distinguished Faculty Award, 1983

from Portland State University:

Branford Price Millar Award for Faculty Excellence, 1997

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Outstanding Teaching Award,

2000, 2004, 2007, 2010

George C. Hoffmann Award for Faculty Excellence, 2009

from the Oregon Academy of Sciences:

Outstanding Scientist Award, 2002Teaching Experience:

organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, photochemistry, surface chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, materials science, solar energy

Grants:

at California State University, Fullerton, 1970 - 1983:

American Chemical Society, Petroleum Research Fund, Types G

and B: five grants

Research Corporation, Frederick Gardner Cottrell Research Grants: three grants

U.S. Department of Energy, University Solar Research Program: three grants (joint

with Professor J. Olmsted)

National Science Foundation, Research Equipment Grants: three grants (departmental)

at Portland State University, 1983 - present:

P.S.U. Faculty Development Awards: 11 grants

National Science Foundation Travel Grants:

IUPAC Symposium, Auckland, NZ, 1984

IUPAC International Conference, Stockholm, 1989

IUPAC Symposium, Prague, 1994

Associated Western Universities Travel Grants: 1990, 1992

Oak Ridge National Laboratories Travel Grant: 1997

Research Corporation / Murdock Foundation, Partners in Science: 1996-2013 (nine

grants)

U.S. Department of Energy, Advanced Energy Projects Division: 1985-89 (a collaborative

project with Bend Research, Inc.)

U.S. Department of Energy, Basic Energy Sciences Division: 1990-97

National Science Foundation, Division of Undergraduate Education: Institution-Wide

Reform, co-PI, 1997-2001

National Science Foundation, Division of Undergraduate Education: Course and

Curriculum

Development, co-PI, 1998-2000

National Science Foundation, Division of Undergraduate Education: Dissemination

grant subcontract, co-PI, 1999-2000

NASA NOVA Program: solar energy course development, co-PI, 2001-03

Portland General Electric: solar equipment donation, co-PI, 2001

National Science Foundation, Division of Undergraduate Education:

Gordon Research Conference Mini-Grant, 2001-2002

National Science Foundation, Division of Undergraduate Education:

Center for Learning and Teaching, co-PI, 2001-2005

Oregon Medical Laser Center: subcontracts, 2002-2006

Legacy Hospital subcontract, 2005

Research Corporation, Research

Opportunity Award, 2005-07

U.S. Department of Energy, solar photovoltaic test facility, 2006-12

National Science Foundation, Robert Noyce Scholarship Program, co-PI, 2006-2010

Silicon Chemical Corporation, unsolicited, unrestricted donation for solar education/research, 2009-

National Science Foundation, Environmental Sustainability, 2009-13, with matching from various sources

(PGE, City of Portland, Miller Foundation, Oregon BEST)

ONAMI Safer Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing Initiative, 2009-12

National Science Foundation, Chemistry Division,

2009-13

National Science Foundation, Graduate K-12 Fellowship Program, co-PI,

2010-12

National Science Foundation, Connecting Researchers to Public Audiences: Spotlight on Solar Technologies, 2012-2014

Publications :

Ph.D. Thesis (Caltech, 1970):

I. Photochemical Studies of Phenoxy Radical.

II. The Photoreaction of Michler's Ketone with Benzophenone.

1. Radical Abstraction of Iodine from Aryl Iodides,

J. F. Bunnett and C. C. Wamser, J. Amer. Chem. Soc.1966,

88, 5534-7.

2. Radical-Induced Deiodination of Aryl Iodides in Alkaline

Methanol, J. F. Bunnett and C. C. Wamser, J. Amer. Chem.

Soc.1967, 89, 6712-8.

3. ThePhotoreaction of Michler's Ketone with Benzophenone

- A Triplet Exciplex, C. C. Wamser, G. S. Hammond, C. T. Chang,

and C. Baylor, Jr., J. Amer. Chem. Soc.1970, 92,

6362-3.

4. Photoreduction of Azoxybenzene by Chemical Sensitization,

B. M. Monroe and C. C. Wamser, Mol. Photochem.1970,

2, 213-23.

5. Steric Effects in Singlet and Triplet Electronic Energy

Transfer, C. C. Wamser and P. L. Chang, J. Amer. Chem.

Soc.1973, 95, 2044-5.

6. Steric Effects in Singlet and Triplet Electronic Energy

Transfer to Azo Compounds, C. C. Wamser, R. T. Medary, I.

E. Kochevar, N. J. Turro, and P. L. Chang, J. Amer. Chem. Soc.1975, 97, 4864-9.

7. Fundamentals of Organic Reaction Mechanisms, J. M.

Harris and C. C. Wamser, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1976,

384 pages.

8. Photooxidation of Benzophenone Oxime and Derivatives,

C. C. Wamser and J. W. Herring, J. Org. Chem.1976,

41, 1476-7.

9. Chemiluminescent Oxidations of 4- and 7-Aminophthalides,

C. C. Wamser and R. B. Phillips, J. Org. Chem.1976,

41, 2929-31.

10. Nucleophilic Substitution of Dihalopyridazines by Pyridazinethiones,

R. B. Phillips and C. C. Wamser, J. Org. Chem.1978,

43, 1190-2.

11. Hollow Fiber Membranes for Photosensitized Electron

Transport, C. C. Wamser, J. W. Otvos, and M. Calvin, Lawrence

Berkeley LaboratoryReport, 1981, LBL-12359:UC-63a, 29 pp.

12. Kinetics of Photosensitized Electron Transport Across

a Membrane Boundary, C. C. Wamser, J. W. Otvos, and M. Calvin,

Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Report, 1981, LBL-12360:UC-63a,

15 pp.

13. Magnetic Field Effects on Photosensitized Electron Transport

Reactions, C. C. Wamser, J. W. Otvos, and M. Calvin, Lawrence

Berkeley Laboratory Report, 1981, LBL-12361:UC-63a, 13

pp.

14. Singlet Electronic Energy Transfer to Azoalkanes; Separation

of Collisional and Long-Range Mechanisms by Steric and Solvent

Viscosity Effects, C. C. Wamser, L. Lou, J. Mendoza, and E.

Olson,J. Amer. Chem. Soc.1981, 103, 7228-32.

15. Type II Photoelimination from a-Cycloalkylacetophenones

and a Polystyrene-Bound Analog, C. C. Wamser and W. R. Wagner,

J. Amer. Chem. Soc.1981, 103, 7232-4.

16. Hexamethyl(Dewar Benzene), S. A. Shama and C. C.

Wamser, Org. Synth.1983, 61, 62-4.

17. Photoinduced Electron Transfer Reactions. Radical Cations

of Methylenebicyclo[2.2.0]hexene Derivatives, H. D. Roth,

M. L. M. Schilling, and C. C. Wamser, J. Amer. Chem. Soc.1984, 106, 5023-5.

18. Organic Chemistry: A Background for the Life Sciences,

2nd ed., G. W. Stacy and C. C. Wamser, Kendall-Hunt, Dubuque,

Iowa, 1985, 466 pp.

19. Solutions to Problems and Study Aids for Organic

Chemistry: A Background for the Life Sciences, G. W. Stacy

and C. C. Wamser, Kendall-Hunt, Dubuque, Iowa, 1985, 172

pp.

20. The NBS Reaction. A Simple Explanation for the Predominance

of Allylic Substitution over Olefin Addition by Bromine at Low

Concentrations, C. C. Wamser and L. T. Scott, J. Chem.

Educ.1985, 62, 650-2.

21. Preparation and Properties of Porphyrin-Modified Hollow

Fiber Membranes as Photosensitizers for Singlet Oxygen and for

Artificial Photosynthesis, C. C. Wamser, M. Calvin, and G.

Graf, J. Membr. Sci. 1986, 28, 31-46.

22. Functional, Photochemically Active, and Chemically Asymmetric

Membranes by Interfacial Polymerization of Derivatized Multifunctional

Prepolymers,H. K. Lonsdale and C. C. Wamser, U.S.

Patent No. 4,784,736, assigned to Bend Research, Inc., issued

Nov. 15, 1988.

23. Radical-Induced Dehalogenation of Aryl Halides by Alkoxide

Ions, J. F. Bunnett, C. C. Wamser, and G. A. Tomaselli, Atti

Accad. Gioenia 1988, 77-90.

24. Kinetics and Mechanisms for the Two-Phase Reaction Between

Aqueous Aniline and Benzoyl Chloride in Chloroform, With and Without

Pyridine Catalysis, C. C. Wamser and J. A. Yates, J. Org.

Chem.1989, 54, 150-154.

25. Synthesis and Reactions of 5-Methylenebicyclo[2.2.0]hex-2-ene

Derivatives from Hexamethyl(Dewar Benzene), C. C. Wamser,

D. D. Ngo, M. J. Rodriguez, S. A. Shama, and T. L. Tran, J.

Amer. Chem. Soc.1989, 111, 2162-2168.

26. Synthesis and Photoactivity of Chemically Asymmetric

Polymeric Porphyrin Films Made by Interfacial Polymerization,

C. C. Wamser, R. R. Bard, V. Senthilathipan, V. C. Anderson, J.

A. Yates, H. K. Lonsdale, G. W. Rayfield, D. T. Friesen, D. A.

Lorenz, G. C. Stangle, P. van Eikeren, D. R. Baer, R. A. Ransdell,

J. H. Golbeck, W. C. Babcock, J. J. Sandberg, and S. E. Clarke,

J. Amer. Chem. Soc.1989, 111, 8485-8492.

27. Photoactive Interfacially-Polymerized Polyporphyrin

Films, G. W. Rayfield, D. T. Friesen, D. Lorenz, and C. C.

Wamser, in "Molecular Electronics, Biosensors, and Biocomputers",

F. T. Hong, ed., Proc. Off. Nav. Res. Natl. Sci. Found. Symp.,

Plenum, New York, 1989, pp 149-157.

28. Functional, Photochemically Active, and Chemically Asymmetric

Membranes by Interfacial Polymerization of Derivatized Multifunctional

Prepolymers,H. K. Lonsdale and C. C. Wamser, U.S.

Patent No. 4,917,800, assigned to Bend Research, Inc., issued

Apr. 17, 1990.

29. Physicochemically Functional Ultrathin Films by Interfacial

Polymerization,H. K. Lonsdale, W. C. Babcock, D. T.

Friesen, K. L. Smith, B. M. Johnson and C. C. Wamser, U.S. Patent

No. 4,948,506, assigned to Bend Research, Inc., issued Aug. 14,

1990.

30. Asymmetric Polyporphyrin Films by Interfacial Polymerization,

C. C. Wamser, Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst.1991, 194,

65-73.

31. Asymmetric Photopotentials from Thin Polymeric Porphyrin

Films, C. C. Wamser, V. Senthilathipan, and W. Li, SPIE

Proceedings 1991, 1436, 114-124.

32. Reactions of Methylene with Hexamethyl(Dewar Benzene),

S. D. Reilly and C. C. Wamser, J. Org. Chem.1991,

56, 5232-5234.

33. Contact Angle Titrations Detect Surface Functional Group

Asymmetry in Interfacially-Polymerized Films, C. C. Wamser

and M. I. Gilbert, Langmuir1992, 8, 1608-1614.

34. Substituent, Solvent, and Ionization Effects on the

Redox Potentials of Free-Base Tetraphenylporphyrins, R. A.

Ransdell and C. C. Wamser, J. Phys Chem. 1992, 96,

105**-*****.

35. Syntheses of a Series of Electron Donor and Electron

Acceptor Derivatives, C. Hoefler, N. A. Kizilbash, and C.

C. Wamser, Synth. Comm.1993, 23, 1339-1349.

36. Synthesis and Characterization of Interfacially Polymerized

Films of Tetraphenylporphyrin Derivatives, W. Li and C. C.

Wamser, Langmuir1995, 11, 4061-4071.

37. Lejaren A. Hiller, Jr.: A Memorial Tribute to a Modern

Chemist-Composer, C. A. Wamser and C. C. Wamser, J. Chem.

Educ.1996, 601-607.

38. Thin Films of Polymeric Porphyrins: Interfacial and

Electropolymerizations, C. C. Wamser, J. Lebzelter, and C.-H.

Ryu, Polym. Prepr.(Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Chem.),1996, 37(2), 384-385.

39. o-Phthalaldehyde Modifies the Ca+2 Release Mechanism

of Skeletal Muscle Sarcoplasmic Reticulum,J. J. Abramson,

S. Koehler, S. B. Gopman, C. C. Wamser, and T. G. Favero, Biophys.

J., 1996, 70, A256.

40. Respecting Diverse Scholarly Work: The Key to Advancing

the Multiple Missions of the Urban University, R. N. Johnson

and C. C. Wamser, Metr. Univ., 1997, 7(4), 43-59.

41. Computers, Chemistry, Cellos, and Chance: A Celebration

of Lejaren A. Hiller, Jr., C. C. Wamser and C. A. Wamser,

Chem. Heritage, 1997, 15(1), 8-9, 34-35.

42. Organic Reaction Mechanisms,Reactive Intermediates,

and Rearrangement Reactions, C. C. Wamser, in Encyclopedia

of Science and Technology, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, New York,

1998.

43. Directional Photoinduced Charge Transfer in Thin Polymeric

Porphyrin Films, C. C. Wamser, The Spectrum, 1998,

11(3), 1-5.

44. Adsorption and Photoactivity of Tetra(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin

(TCPP) on Nanoparticulate TiO2,

S. Cherian and C. C. Wamser, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2000,

104(15), 3624-9.

45. Chemistry ConcepTests: A Pathway to Interactive Classrooms,

C. E. Landis, A. B. Ellis, G. C. Lisensky, J. K. Lorenz, K. Meeker,

C. C. Wamser, Prentice-Hall, New York, 2001, 112 pages.

46. Synthesis, Separation, and Characterization of Tetraphenylporphyrin Derivatives for Solar Energy Conversion, in Chemical Communication: 2000 Partners in Science Conference Summary, J. Ruwitch and C. C. Wamser, pp 45-47, Research Corporation, 2001.

47. Uncensored and Uncut - Student Reviews of Six Mainstream Organic Texts, R. P. Lutz and C. C. Wamser, J. Chem. Educ., 2001, 78 (10), 1350-1354.

48. o-Phthalaldehyde Activates the Ca+2 Release Mechanism from Skeletal Muscle Sarcoplasmic Reticulum, J. J. Abramson, S. P. Mullen, S. Koehler, D. Mansoor, P. Anderson, C. C. Wamser, T. J. Swan, and T. G. Favero, Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 2001, 391(2), 235-244.

49. Polymer Research at Portland State University, M. Yan, G. L. Gard, J. Mohtasham, R. W. Winter, J. Lin, and C. C. Wamser, Polymer News, 2001, 26, 288-293.

50. Aqueous Complexation Equilibria of Tetra(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin with Viologens: Evidence for 1:1 and 1:2 Complexes and Induced Porphyrin Dimerization, S. E. Clarke, C. C. Wamser, and H. E. Bell, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2002, 106(13), 3235-3242.

51. Solar Cells with Porphyrin Sensitization, C. C. Wamser, H.-S. Kim,

and J.-K. Lee, Opt. Mat., 2003,

21 (1-3), 221-224. Corrigendum: 2004, 25, 445.

52. Substituent and Solvent Effects on the Hyperporphyrin Spectra of Diprotonated Tetraphenylporphyrins, J. Weinkauf, A. Schweiger, S. Cooper, and C. C. Wamser, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2003,

107(18), 3486-3496.

53. E-Mail Molecules - Individualizing the Large Lecture Class, C.

C. Wamser, J. Chem. Educ., 2003,

80(11), 1267 - 1270.

54. Materials Science for the Non-Science Major, K. L. Miller and

C. C. Wamser, J. Mater. Educ., 2003, 25(4-6), 189-208.

55. Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL): Organic

Chemistry, 2nd ed., J. A. Kampmeier,

P. Varma-Nelson, D. K. Wedegaertner, and C. C. Wamser, Prentice-Hall, Upper

Saddle River, NJ, 2005, 287 pages.

56. Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) in Organic

Chemistry: Student Performance,

Success, and Persistence in the Course, C. C. Wamser, J. Chem. Educ., 2006,

83(10),

1562-1566.

57. Photoelectropolymerization of Aniline in a Dye-Sensitized

Solar Cell,

H.-S. Kim and C. C. Wamser, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2006, 5(10), 955-960.

58. Syntheses and Optoelectronic Properties

of Amino/carboxyphenylporphyrins for Potential use in Dye-Sensitized

Solar Cells, M. G. Walter, C. C. Wamser, J. Ruwitch, Y. Zhao, D. Braden,

M. Stevens, A. Denman, R. Pi, A. Rudine, and P. J. Pessiki, J. Porph.

Phthalo.,

2007, 11 (8), 601-612.

59. The Synthesis, Separation, and Characterization

of Unique Amino/carboxyphenylporphyrins Via a Modified Lossen Rearrangement,

A. Rudine and C. C. Wamser, Proc. Natl. Conf. Undergrad. Res., 2007.

60. Synthesis and Characterization of Electropolymerized Porphyrin

Nanofibers,

M. G. Walter and C. C. Wamser, Matl. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc,2007, 1013,

Z04-07.

61. Method of Using and Producing Tropoelastin and Tropoelastin

Biomaterials, K. W. Gregory, R. Glanville, H.-S. Kim, R.-Q. Qian, and

C. C. Wamser, Int’l

Patent Application WO2007048115.

62. Biocompatible Composites of Polyaniline Nanofibers and Collagen, H.-S. Kim,

H. L. Hobbs, L. Wang, M. Rutten, and C. C. Wamser, Synth. Metals, 2009, 159,

1313-1318.

63. Synthesis and Characterization of Electropolymerized Nanostructured Aminophenylporphyrin Films, M. G. Walter and C. C. Wamser, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2010, 114, 7563-7574.

64. Reaction of Dichloromethane with Pyridine Derivatives under Ambient Conditions, A. B. Rudine, M. G. Walter, and C. C. Wamser, J. Org. Chem., 2010, 75, 4292-4295.

65. Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines in Solar Photovoltaic Cells, M. G. Walter, A. B. Rudine, and C. C. Wamser, J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines, 2010, 14, 759-792.

(invited review, cover article)

66. Clean Electrons and Molecules Will Save the World, C. C. Wamser, in “Letters to a Young Chemist”, A. Ghosh, ed., John Wiley, New York, 2011, Chapter 16, pages 253-269.

67. Modeling impacts of roof reflectivity, integrated photovoltaic panels and green roof systems on sensible heat flux into the urban environment, A. Scherba, D. J. Sailor, T. N. Rosenstiel, and C. C. Wamser, Building and Environment, 2011,46, 2542-2551.

68. Porphyrin- and Phthalocyanine-Based Solar Cells, H. Imahori, K. Kurotobi, M. G. Walter, A. B. Rudine, and C. C. Wamser, in “Handbook of Porphyrin Science”, K. M. Kadish, K. M. Smith, and R. Guilard, eds., World Scientific, Singapore, 2012,Vol. 18, Chapter 80, pages 58-123.

69. Spectroscopy of Protonated Tetraphenylporphyrins with Amino/CarbomethoxySubstituents: Evidence for a Monoprotonated Porphyrin, A. B. Rudine, B. D. DelFatti, and C. C. Wamser, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2012, manuscript to be submitted.

70. Effects of Natural Particulate Accumulation on Photovoltaic Performance, M. K. Smith, C. C. Wamser, K. E. James, S. Moody, D. J. Sailor, and T. N. Rosenstiel, Solar Energy Engineering, submitted.

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